36.3201, Calls: 38th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (USA)

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Date: 21-Oct-2025
From: NACCL-38 Organizing Committee [naccl-38 at gwu.edu]
Subject: 38th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics


Full Title: 38th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics
Short Title: NACCL-38
Theme: Chinese Language and Linguistics in the Age of AI

Date: 08-May-2026 - 10-May-2026
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Web Site: https://eall.columbian.gwu.edu/naccl-38

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics;
Linguistic Theories

Call Deadline: 29-Dec-2025

Call for Papers:
The 38th North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics (NACCL-38)
will be held from May 8–10, 2026 at the George Washington University
in Washington, D.C., USA. Launched in 1989, the NACCL conference
series has become a major academic platform for Chinese language and
linguistics research in North America and beyond.
Conference Dates:  May 8–10, 2026
Location:  Washington, D.C., USA
Website: https://eall.columbian.gwu.edu/naccl-38
Email:  naccl-38 at gwu.edu
Co-chairs:  Hongyuan Dong & Hang Zhang
NACCL-38 invites abstracts in all subfields of Chinese linguistics,
including but not limited to:
 - Syntax, Morphology
 - Phonetics, Phonology
 - Semantics, Pragmatics
 - Computational Linguistics
 - Sociolinguistics
 - Psycholinguistics
 - Corpus Linguistics
 - Dialectology, Historical Linguistics
 - Language Acquisition and Pedagogy
The presentation formats include 20-minute talks and poster sessions.
Abstracts and presentations can be given in either English or Mandarin
Chinese. Presentations given at NACCL-38, including both talks and
posters, will be eligible for publication as full articles in the
conference proceedings.
Additionally,  there will be workshops and networking opportunities
during the conference. We warmly welcome colleagues from around the
world, including graduate students, both within and beyond the United
States, to participate in NACCL-38, share their research, and engage
in meaningful scholarly exchanges.
Conference Theme:
The theme of NACCL-38 is “Chinese Language and Linguistics in the Age
of AI”. The interdisciplinary dialogue between modern linguistics and
AI has been a topic of research for decades. Recent breakthroughs in
Artificial Intelligence are transforming research approaches and
opening new frontiers in Chinese linguistics. We encourage submissions
related to this theme, though abstracts outside of this scope will
also be fully considered.
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Chu-Ren Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Hongyin Tao, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Rebecca Hwa, George Washington University
Special Guest Speaker:
Dr. Marjorie K. M. Chan, The Ohio State University
Abstract Submission:
Submission Link: https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/NACCL-38/
Deadline:  Monday, December 29, 2025 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time Zone
in the USA
Review Period: January 1–28, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: February 1, 2026
Submission Guidelines:
-Abstracts should fit on one page (Letter size or A4), with 1-inch
(2.54 cm) margins and 11 pt font (or equivalent font size in Chinese,
such as 5号字).
-Abstracts should be within 500 words (English) or 800 characters
(Chinese).
-Abstracts must be anonymous, without any identifying author
information.
-Authors may submit one single-authored and one co-authored abstract.
-Abstracts must be submitted electronically via EasyAbs (PDF format
only). Email and hardcopy submissions will not be considered.
For EasyAbs submissions, follow these steps:
1. If you're a first-time user, please register.
2. On the submission page, enter author names in the format First_name
Last_name (for Chinese names written in Chinese characters, use
Family_name Given_name).
3. Enter the title of your abstract. Chinese titles do not need to be
translated.
4. Upload your PDF file using the “Choose File” option.
5. In the “Comments” field, type “The abstract has been uploaded.” Do
not enter your abstract text here.
6. Indicate your academic affiliation and that of co-authors
(separated by semicolons).
7. Choose your preferred presentation format: "talk", "poster", or
"either".
8. Provide 3 to 5 keywords for your study, separated by semicolons.



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